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My 12yr old son had an ultra sound and there is a echogenic lesion what does this mean ?

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

Please provide more details of his health history and the type of ultrasound.

Dr Kuitems agreed

Answered 5/11/2023

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Echogenic just means an area echos or bounces back the sound waves used in the study. If you do not provide the context, ie. what type of study was this? we cannot interpret the statement.

Answered 5/9/2023

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